A Podcast About Ways to Make the Most of Your Life Trip(Life Trippin' is currently on hiatus. Check out these older episodes.)

This episode is about examining our values - the benefits of clarifying our values, and the ways that our values can sometimes make it tough for us to see clearly or to get where we really want to go. Kind of like having one or more cracks in your windshield!It's the first in a series intended to help make connections between our values and self-awareness. This one's a solo episode in which I define values, explain what happens when we aren't very clear about our highest values (short version: we get stuck!), and suggest a process to begin exploring your values. I also make a special offer for some free coaching to help with that process.

This episode is about ways to begin to better hear and pay attention to your intuition, that other inner voice, the one that gets crowded out by things like over-thinking, busyness, or fear of showing emotion. It's for those of you whose Tour Guide is great with the rational, the quantifiable, but who may experience “paralysis by analysis.” How might your life trip be different if your inner Tour Guide paid as much attention to your intuition as to your intellect? Powerful Questions Include:

What is a time that my heart or my gut told me one thing, but I powered past it with my thoughts? What might have been different if I had honored that other voice in some way?

What are a couple of activities where I tend to lose track of time, feel playful or “lighter?”

How might I consider spending time in one of those this week?

What is one situation in my life right now where my thoughts are on a hamster wheel, constantly turning over the options with no clear choice in sight, and what would it feel like to begin slowing down the wheel?

What would it take for me to actually do at least one of those things? In other words, what are the possible risks and benefits of doing so? If the potential benefits outweigh the risks, what specific goal do I want to set?

For Helpers: If I saw my own joy and fulfillment as a kind of “well” to draw on for helping others, how might that give me permission to listen to my own heart’s deepest longings?